🌍 Breaking Barriers: Creating Spaces Where Everyone Belongs
The Allyance newsletter provides many useful references on recruitment, diversity and inclusion.
Good morning readers !
💡As The Allyance builds a more equitable tech world, we embrace the power of sorority—the bond of solidarity among women and allies advocating for change. As the feminist writer Simone de Beauvoir once said, “Change your life today. Don’t gamble on the future, act now, without delay.”
✨ Through data, insights, success stories, and strategies, this newsletter will empower companies to hire inclusively and help job seekers navigate the tech landscape with confidence. Together, we are not just filling seats—we are creating spaces where everyone belongs.
Here is a picture of Caroline with Farah B., Tina R. and Aurélie P-A from HSBC Asset Management during video shooting for International Women’s Day 💜
✅ The Allyance newsletter provides many useful references on recruitment, diversity and inclusion. Here are some articles about diversity hiring, Trump’s sex discrimination, landing a tech job in Paris without speaking French and women in tech.
🟡 Embracing Inclusion: Why Diversity Hiring is Necessary
This Medium article by Ashikka Gupta explores the importance of diversity hiring, addressing misconceptions and biases surrounding it. She shares a personal story of securing an internship through a diversity hiring program and the self-doubt that followed due to societal perceptions back in 2023.
Bias in hiring processes persists, as shown by studies where applicants from marginalized groups receive fewer interview callbacks. Diversity hiring counteracts these disparities. While diversity hiring can cause mixed emotions, the author emphasizes embracing opportunities and advocating for inclusivity.
Overall, the article argues that diversity hiring is essential for fairness and better workplace outcomes. I can only agree!
“Many people believe that diversity in the workforce means taking jobs away from those who are “more deserving,” This can lead to resentment and invalidation of the talents and contributions of marginalized individuals who may not have had access to the same opportunities as others.”
🏳️⚧️ Trump's Executive Orders Promoting Sex Discrimination
The ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) article criticizes President Trump's executive orders, which mandate federal agencies to discriminate against transgender individuals by defining sex strictly as male or female based on reproductive roles.
The order reverses Biden-era protections and undermines the Supreme Court’s ruling in Bostock v. Clayton County, which recognized LGBTQ discrimination as sex discrimination.
It affects transgender people in federal custody, potentially placing them in unsafe conditions and denying them healthcare, and restricts their ability to update official documents like passports. The administration also seeks to defund "gender ideology" in federally funded programs, though the scope of this policy remains unclear. Civil rights organizations, including the ACLU, are preparing legal challenges to counteract these policies. Thank you Gillian Branstetter !
“We also expect to see immediate impacts on access to updated sex designations on U.S. passports. Transgender people frequently update the sex designation on documents like birth certificates, driver’s licenses, and passports to reflect their gender identity rather than the sex they were assigned at birth.”
✅ Nicole : the Irish software engineer who got a job in Paris (without speaking French)!
Nicole Collins, an Irish software engineer, moved to Paris in 2024 to find a job despite not speaking French. She struggled with interviews until she sought help from The Allyance, where coaching helped her refine her approach and gain confidence.
Through networking and mock interviews, she successfully landed a software engineering role at DataGalaxy. Despite initial challenges, she enjoys living in Paris and recommends The Allyance for job seekers looking for support and connections.
“The main issue was, as Caroline said, that “I sounded like ChatGPT” (laughs). This robotic way of introducing myself during interviews was here to compensate for the fact that I was unsure of my personality.”
🤩 La place des femmes dans la tech : entre avancées et défis persistants
Marie Cicero de WeLoveDevs analyse la sous-représentation des femmes dans le secteur de la tech en France. Les inégalités salariales, les stéréotypes de genre et le manque de modèles féminins sont identifiés comme des freins majeurs à leur progression. Toutefois, elle observe une augmentation du nombre de femmes en reconversion professionnelle vers la tech, notamment grâce aux formations accélérées. Certains domaines, comme l'UX/UI design et la data science, attirent plus de femmes. Vous retrouverez un nom que vous connaissez bien puisque Marie m’a posé plusieurs questions !
“Dans les métiers tech, le pourcentage des femmes restent encore trop mince. Selon le baromètre Gender Scan 2023, les femmes représentaient 17 % des métiers techniques en France. Un chiffre équivalent d’une augmentation de seulement +1 point en cinq ans.”
🔦 The Allyance in the spotlight
Le journal Les Echos a réalisé une vidéo suite à la révélation du Top 35 des Leaders Positifs déterminé par le journal Les Echos et Positiv. L’occasion pour moi de parler de la naissance du meetup Paris Women in Machine Learning & Data Science et d’entreprenariat.
🤫 Backstage secrets
✨ Congratulations Nathaniel for your role as a Senior Analytics Engineer !
✨ Congratulations Mouna who started this month at Linkup !
🏆 The Allyance signed 3 new clients to offer tech roles to our candidates. We signed 4 new roles within one week. The team and I will be sourcing actively.
🪜 I am supporting a DEI Leader to build her 2025 strategy in a global company.
💜 I announced the creation of Sappho Strategies. A a Business Angel, I want to invest my time and money to support AI and sustainable projects.
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💔 After 4 beautiful years spent with someone I loved deeply, I am opening a new chapter. I am divorcing. The last 3 months were a rocky road: I had a hard time.
However, more than ever, I felt lucky. I have been supported by caring candidates, clients and friends during this tough reinvention. Many people accepted to reschedule meetings, saw me burst into tears, showed up or offered their help. Thank you! I will never forget your kindness.
As The Blessed Madonna would say in the song Marea (We’ve lost dancing)… “What comes next will be marvellous”.
Caroline Chavier, The Allyance CEO
